Former chief justice Sir Thomas Eichelbaum dies at 87

The former chief justice Sir Thomas Eichelbaum who brought major change to the court has died, aged 87. Under his leadership, the first Māori High Court judge was appointed, judges' wigs were abandoned, and television and radio entered the courtroom. He arrived in New Zealand aged seven, a refugee from Nazi Germany. Morning Report spoke to him in 1988 when he was first appointed and he said then that more judges didn't necessarily mean a better justice system and he'd be aiming to streamline the system.